Ava Update - She's home!!!

[Stacy]

She looks great. She is now sporting 26 staples and her incision is from stem to stern.  But she looks bright, happy, and comfortable. She’s on enough medication that I had to write it all out to time it – she came home with tramadol, Keflex, Prilosec, Carafate, and I’m still doing proviable. I have instructions for ice packs and pretty much total activity restriction for the next 2 weeks. This will end up being 3 ½ weeks in the cone. I might try putting her in a t-shirt while we are sitting on the couch. She doesn’t seem to mind the cone, but it’s so much easier to kiss her without it.

 

The total came to 3600, which isn’t actually as bad as I feared, so I’m happy with that. I love the surgeon. He was so kind. If I had to have a bad outcome from the spay, I am so pleased with the way this has all turned out. I feel like I can breathe again.

I asked him if he was able to speak with my vet. And he had. He sort of hemmed and hawed, and I get it. I know he wanted to say more, but he didn’t feel like he really could. He can’t just throw them under the bus. There are things I would like to say about some doctors that I can’t say publicly either. He said that the vet very matter of factly said, “ok thanks for letting me know.” He said that he had hoped they would call me. But, they didn’t. Part of me wants to call up there and yell at them. But I don’t think at this point there is anything they could say to make me feel better. And I’m not sure that yelling would make me feel better either. Kicking him in the shins might make me feel better, but that’s not socially acceptable. I will obviously be looking for a new vet. In the meantime I think I need a little time and distance from the situation to figure out what to do about the old vet. I’m still so emotional and angry about it that I can’t think clearly. I mean, I really want to do bodily harm to them and that’s not like me.

 

But now Ava’s home and we’re going to snuggle! Thank you all for your kind words. It really helped. Yesterday was a very long day. 

Stacy

[Gail and Bailey]

I am so happy to hear that Ava is home and resting comfortably!  Big doodle hugs for both of you!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I am so happy Ava is home and I am wishing her a speedy recovery. 

[Stacy]

Thank you! She is doing really well. Probably better than I am. I think I'm a little traumatized by the whole thing. But she slept really well last night. And this morning she was all happy wagging tails.